Lead and zinc ore prices rise amid market fluctuation
Lead prices reach up to 76.50 per ton for Webb City and Carterville ore with 75 percent grades at 73 in Joplin. Zinc tops at 50 per ton from Rob Roy Mining Company, with most ore around 49. Shipments for the week ending March 10, 1906, reflect continued heavy output and scattered stocks across Missouri camps.
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Joplin Mo
Webb City
Carterville
Joplin
Rob Roy Mining Company
Missouri
Quarry Find Sparks Mining Rush in Vinegar Hill Township
In Vinegar Hill, Antone Kuhl uncovered rock believed to hold lead and zinc ore in an old quarry. An expert confirmed the mineral, prompting plans to sell or lease, with a company possibly organized to operate the mine. Meanwhile drilling near Galena’s Harney property near Franklin Street shows early developments by the Russell Mining Company.
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Jack
Vinegar Hill
Antone Kuhl
Kuhl
Galena
Harney
Upper
Franklin Street
Russell Mining Company
Ten Strike Mining Company
Rockford
J. Burke
Turnpike Road
M. Slattery & Sons
Bellevue Man Goes to Alaska
Capt Hi Beedle of Bellevue, a noted riverman, travels from Dubuque to Alaska to pilot on the Yukon River this summer. He predicts heavy immigration despite severe weather and notes Fairbanks as a placer mining spot with frozen ground hindering operations. He expects Alaska to remain rich in gold for years.
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Hi Beedle
Bellevue
Dubuque
Alaska
Yukon River
The
Times
Beedle
Yukon
Dawson
St. Michaels
Capt
Fairbank
Severe March Storm Grips Nation With Cold and Snow
Local merchants report dull trade as a widespread storm persists since Sunday. The system, the most extensive in years, brings steady snow and rain across almost every state with record cold temperatures. Canadian border readings drop to twenty degrees below zero and fruit crops may suffer from frost.
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Union
Washington
Oregon
Freight car derails at Spring Street crossing
A freight car ran off the rails at the Spring Street crossing yesterday morning in Illinois Centres. Helpers faced considerable difficulty in re-railment.
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Spring Street
Illinois
Concert and Ball in Turner Hall Galena Ill Saint Patrick Eve
A concert and dance will be held at Turner hall Galena on March 17. The program includes Spanish Concert Waltz Crown of Gold Babes in Toyland Apple Blossoms and Le Chevalier Breton among others. Admission to the gallery is 15 cents and the dance is 50 cents with music by the Galena Concert and Dance orchestra of seven pieces.
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St. Patrick’s
Turner Hall
Galena
Ill
Haines
Herman
Herbert
Kathleen Roberts
A. Herman
Man In the Moon
Ee “Royal Chef
TAME SESSION AT BOARD MEETING PLANNED REVIEW
The board of education had a tame session with routine business. No action on school matters was possible until Architect Drack of Rock Island arrives to meet with the board.
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Board of Education
Drack
Rock Island
Blaisdell Arrested in Janesville Defrauding Charge
La Crosse officials arrested C. A. Blaisdell of Milton Junction on a defrauding charge after he allegedly swindled D. M. Barlass out of 25 dollars by promising a threshing engine investment. He fled to Minneapolis, was tracked, and brought to Janesville with the sheriff for further proceedings.
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Janesville
la Crosse
C. A. Blaisdell
Milton Junction
D. M. Barlass
Blaisdell
Minneapolis
LaCrosse
City Farm for Rent Near Center of Town
Farm within city limits half a mile from the center. Rent reasonable for cash. Inquiries to Miss Kiley at Gear and West streets or Mrs J J Gunn on Dodge Street.
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Kiley
Gear
West Streets
J. J. Gunn
Dodge Street
Aged Statesman Active Lord Strathcona
Lord Strathcona, high commissioner of Canada, has just turned eighty five and remains as active as many men at sixty.
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Lord Strathcona
Canada
Violin Maker Frank Willy Led the Brownie Band in Galena
Frank Willy, director of the Gelena Dance and Concert orchestra, is a noted musician and violin maker. He previously organized the Brownie Band of twenty two boys ages 6 to 15, which toured about 150 miles, earning fame for its remarkable run.
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Frank Willy
Gelena Dance
Lle
Galena
Willy
Juvenile Galena Band Grows Into Adult Musicians
The group, once a six year old boy led by Mr Willy, grew through six months of training to perform at a military fair and travel to Savanna and other cities. Now grown, many members play with the Dance and Concert orchestra, though few remain the same youngsters seen years ago.
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Savanna
Galena
Willy
Arena
Yen Oe
Near-Death Escape On Ice By Wisconsin Farmer
Alfred Gray a Wisconsin farmer from Burnecombe narrowly escaped drowning in the Galena river after stepping onto a thin ice crust following a drunken stumble from a train near Cuba City. Rescuers used a ladder and rope to reach him, he recovered in the city jail before being sent home. Gray has previously survived a gas-related incident at the Hotel Grant in Galena.
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Alfred Gray
Burnecombe
Wis
Galena River
Gray
Northwestern
Cuba City
Aélace
Jordan
Wisconsin
Galena
Grant
Hazel Green
Buncombe
Train Delays Near Dubuque After Derby Car Derailment
A rail incident west of Dubuque caused passenger trains to run late on the Illinois Central Tuesday morning. No injuries are reported and service resumed later in the day.
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Dubuque
Illinois Central
Miller Brother Recovering From Typhoid Illness
A letter from Wm. F. Miller of West Superior Wisconsin reports his brother Harry has recovered from typhoid fever and is out of danger. Company M Ladies Auxiliary are invited to meet at the armory Monday evening for the inspection of the company led by Captain H. G. Geiger.
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Wm. F. Miller
West Superior
Wis
Harry
Company M Ladies Auxiliary
Armory
H. G. Geiger
Miss Gardner Clock Fund Subscriptions Total
The total amount subscribed to Miss Gardner for the clock fund is listed in the community notice. Names of donors and exact figures are recorded in the archival column. The fund supports a ceremonial clock installation at the town hall.
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Miss Gardner
Clock Fund
G. W. Track is Poor
The wreckage on the Great Western at North Hanover has been cleared and the track repaired for safe train service. Frost and soft ground caused the Sunday wreck as rails spread on unballasted dirt while heavy engines sink ties in mud. Ballast work is underway but years remain. doubling track from Galena Junction to Stockton will reduce collision danger and improve the system over time.
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Great Western
North Hanover
Galena Junction
Stockton
Corner Store comedy at Feehan Hall on March 17
The Tuesday Evening Club presents the four act comedy drama The Corner Store at Feehan Hall this Saturday. Nine club members star in a tale of wealth loss and rediscovered fortune with humor and family warmth. The hall will feature period decorations and the evening promises genuine pleasure for all attendees.
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Feehan Hall
Jerisha Jane Alvira Ann
Boggs
It Pays to Tip. Wit and urban class satire told aloud
The tale recalls Jean Gerardy praising American wit at a Philadelphia dinner. A New York anecdote describes a hurried traveler who forgets to tip a poor boy who held the cab door. The boy quips a harsh retort about a "nearest poorhouse" as the cab leaves.
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Jean Gerardy
Philadelphia
New York
Functions of Taste Nerves and Spanish Nobles
A wine expert explains taste nerve roles by head tilts as he samples wines showing sweet flavors on the tongue front and sour on the rear. An observer notes this, while a second claim notes every fifteenth Spanish man is noble.
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Spain
Aged Lady Gottlieb Weber Dies After Stroke
Mrs. Gottlieb Weber aged mother of John Weber of the Weber Cigar Factory died at her home after a paralytic stroke Wednesday morning. Born in Germany 76 years ago she came to America about 1850 and to Galena in 1851. Survived by eight children and five daughters, she was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Funeral at two Friday from the home with Rev. Martin Pilz officiating. burial at Greenwood cemetery.
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Germany
America
Baltimore
Galena
Weber
George
Jacob
John
Christine
Mary Klsesser
Palinz
Kate Byers
Dubuque
Minnie Dubrake
Chicago
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martin Pilz
Greenwood Cemetery
Operation on Hanover Man and local notices
Dr McGrath of Savanna assisted Dr Cottral in operating on Malcolm McKinley eldest son of John McKinley for appendicitis Monday He is very sick A trained nurse from Chicago is caring for Malcolm McKinley. Mrs Carrie Schiafle visited Woodbine to see her very sick father. Rev Crissman of Galena preached in the Presbyterian church. Several locals visited relatives in Davenport Galena Rockford Clinton and Savanna over the week.
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Hanover
Ill
McGrath
Savanna
Cottral
Malcom McKinley
John McKinley
Mr. Young
Bishop and Jones
Chicago
Peter Thill
Fred Bennett
Quinsy
Ray Willson
Freeport
Louesa Reifstock
Roy Wood
Henry Jobe
Crissman
Galena
Presbyterian Church
Mabel Donnelly
Davenport
Edith Geiger
Lottie Curby
Rockford
Anna Schneider
Cecil Williams
Clinton
Will St. John
Joseph Chapman
Carrie Schiafle
Woodbine
Library Registration and Card Renewal Notice
Library asks all unregistered patrons to sign up before the eighteenth of the month. All old cards will be canceled and all fines on old cards must be paid before new cards are issued.
How to Raise Money for Church Funds Promoted by Illinois Firm
A Chicago area business promotes new “raising plans for church workers” claiming easy cash for church, Sunday school, or society funds. They promise to send hundreds of letters with endorsements from real church workers detailing how they use the plans, and report cash realizations up to two hundred thousand dollars.
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Illinois
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